Secret of Mana

SQUARE ENIX Co.,Ltd.

About this game

Initially released in Japan in 1993, Secret of Mana took the world by storm with its innovative real-time battle system and gorgeously rendered world. It continues to stand out among other action RPGs for its seamless gameplay that anyone from beginner to veteran can enjoy.
One of the most memorable elements of the Mana series is the Ring Command menu system. With the single press of a button, a ring-shaped menu appears on the screen, where players can use items, change weapons, and do a variety of other actions without needing to switch screens. This Ring Command menu system for which the Mana series is so well known was first introduced in Secret of Mana and has since appeared in most games in the series.
Play as Randi and his two companions, Primm and Popoi, as they adventure all around the world. At the center of our epic story is the mystical power of Mana. Battle the empire in its quest for control of Mana. Befriend the eight elementals who wield the forces of nature itself. Numerous encounters await at every turn.

This game supports peripheral controllers.

Ratings and reviews

Well-responsive for an app version of a SNES game. Just tapping to get your character moving via joystick can cause an attack. Two-finger touch brings up your selection menus, nice in place of the corner menu. You lose a few animation frames, some may despise it. Generally downgraded in appearance, but I've always been a 'how does the game PLAY?' kinda guy. It really works well for touchscreen controls. If I were asking, if an offline mode became available, that'd make it 5 stars from me.

Gameplay is finicky, sometimes character attacks when I try to move left up down or right when trying to hold/charge an attack, which is absolutely devastating in a game that relies on those charge ups. Graphics are terrible, should have just kept the SNES graphics. The new enemy, terrain textures are terrible, water reflection... nothing looks right. Seems this game is destined to receive shotty remasters and remakes.

There are a lot of softlocks. These softlocks make you invulnerable, unable to hit enemies, and enemies like the final boss are unable to be targeted with important sword attacks. I never had the pleasure of finishing this game from my childhood. So, I figured why not buy this version. Well, I made it to the end of the game, but cannot finish, which is disappointing to say the least.

What’s new

- Fixed minor bugs.